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The $24,000 Fox Bite: Woman Gets Huge Bill For Rabies Treatment
"At first I thought it was a stray cat, but then I realized the animal was snarling and making noises."
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Caroline Lewis
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City Will Vaccinate Raccoons For Rabies In Some Manhattan Parks
The Trash Pandas will be trapped, vaccinated, and tagged throughout several Manhattan parks.
By
Paula Mejía
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New Jersey Woman Kills Rabid Fox With Her Bare Hands
'It was biting at my leg, I had to do something.'
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Libby Torres
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A Potentially Rabid Fox Is Attacking Westchester Humans
'It fell to the ground, but jumped right back at me, and kept coming at me.'
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Madeleine Crenshaw
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'I'm Telling You, It Was Like A Cheetah': Coyote Killed After Attacking Girl In Westchester Playground
The girl's mother kicked and punched the coyote, then an off-duty cop jumped in to help.
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Jen Chung
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NYC Is Killing Hundreds Of Raccoons To Test Them For Rabies
Of the 662 killed and tested between 2014 and 2016, the Post says only 18 tested positive for rabies.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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Troubling New Theory Emerges In Flesh-Eating Prospect Park Squirrel Case
Actually, the flesh eating squirrel could be the real victim here, one wildlife rehabilitator speculates.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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'Why You Gonna Bite Me Like That?' Man Films Prospect Park Squirrel Biting His Finger
A possibly rabid squirrel has been attacking people in Prospect Park.
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Jen Chung
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'I'm Gonna Fight Him': Parkgoers Consider The Potentially Rabid Squirrel
The squirrel may already be dead.
By
Jen Chung
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A Potentially Rabid Squirrel Is On The Loose In Prospect Park
An unusually aggressive squirrel was reported to have bit five people in the Brooklyn park this month.
By
David Colon
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